Sheriff says $2,500 credit card lawsuit was motive behind deadly Brandon Citibank facility shooting

A $2,556.40 credit card debt was the motive behind a fatal shooting at the Brandon Citibank facility, according to Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister.The Tampa Bay 28 I-Team uncovered that a lawsuit was filed against the suspect, 35-year-old Jacob Pearson, by Citibank in Orange County late last month.The case was all over $2,500 Pearson owed on a credit card.A frightening scene at the Citibank facilityThe frightening scene played out Wednesday as Pearson drove through a barricade and got out of his wrecked silver sedan, armed with a handgun and an AR rifle.Deputies arrived just as Pearson crashed through the gate and fired shots at an employee in the courtyard. A lawsuit over credit card debtChronister said the incident came after an Orlando attorney got a frightening phone call from Pearson."Our suspect in this case contacted an attorney's office that is contracted by Citibank for collection. He was upset, irate, because he received a summons to go to court," Chronister said.